Materials
Bonded rubber-to-metal components for diagnostic equipment
Rollers, seals, gaskets, handles and buttons by Rubber Industries for medical diagnostic equipment such as CT scanning systems and blood analyzers, are chemically bonded during vulcanization and curing for permanent sealing of the bonded components...
Vein valve keeps blood flowing in the right direction
Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a prosthetic vein valve to help those suffering from chronic venous insufficiency, a condition in which valves in a person’s veins no longer ensures a flow of blood back to the heart...
A knee implant just for you
Rapid manufacturing methods are gaining ground in the production of custom-fit medical implants. 3D printing is becoming an increasingly popular method...
Big future ahead for little fibers
Nanofiber patches have the potential to significantly change drug-delivery systems. University of Akron professors Daniel Smith (chemistry) and Darrell...
Purposeful incompatibilities may prevent tubing misconnections
Tubing misconnections are a persistent and potentially dangerous problem in hospitals and healthcare facilities. The culprit behind many of them is a...
Iron phosphate builds a better battery
Lithium ion (Li-ion) has become the battery chemistry of choice for most medical devices. Its main advantage is its high energy density by weight and...
Prosthetic lens improves cataract surgery
A prosthetic adjustable replacement lens, an alternative to cataract surgery, attaches to the eye's focusing muscles to let patients see clearly and focus...
Designers intro to advanced medical adhesives
The growth of high performance plastics has significantly widened the options for designing and bonding disposable and reusable medical devices. Assembling...
Extrusions
Infusion, dialysis and ECC tubing Lay-flat tubing for infusion and feeding solutions is for administration of standard infusion solutions, PVC-incompatible,...
Carbon nanotubes make a better brain electrode
Researchers at the University of Texas are developing electrodes for brain implants that are more efficient at both sending and receiving electrical stimuli....
